Coaching Tip: Move forward, not back
Category: Coaching Secrets (CS215)Originally Submitted on 3/1/2000.
Introduction
People often hire a coach during a time of transition. The coach who believes s/he has been hired to help the client move forward into the future, needs to be aware that sometimes the client actually wants to recreate the past.
The Coaching Tip
Clients who have not fully worked through their feelings about past events may not be as fully committed to moving forward as they believe. Sometimes the future that they envisage is actually a recreation of the past. If this is truly the client's choice, then there may be no harm in it. Sometimes you can go home again. However, if the direction is unconscious, so that the client believes s/he is really moving forward toward a new and different future but is not, then it is important that the coach clarify what seems to be happening.Emotional connections to the past may not be fully conscious, and may very subtly affect a client's choices. A coach needs to be aware of the tendency, and to bring it to the client's attention if it appears to be happening.
About the Submitter
This piece was originally submitted by Diana Robinson, PhD., Personal Development & Business Coach, who can be reached at Diana@ChoiceCoach.com, or visited on the web. Diana Robinson wants you to know: I coach my clients to greater success and to greater enjoyment of life by enhancing their ability to focus on what is truly important to them. To learn more, and/or to subscribe to either/both of my two e-mail free newsletters, please visit my web site. I also offer you the gift of a half-hour of free coaching by phone, with no obligation.
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